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Astell&Kern Adds MQA to Latest High-Res Portables

By The HRAC Curators

Astell&Kern Adds MQA to Latest High-Res Portables

Portable high-resolution audio player maker Astell&Kern has announced new firmware updates that this month add MQA support for the A&ultima SP1000M, A&futura SE100 and A&norma SR15. MQA support was added to the A&ultima SP1000 in November. MQA’s technology captures and reproduces the sound of the original studio master in a file that’s small enough to stream and download easily. With the Tidal Masters integration, users can … [Read more...]

The Short, Unhappy Life Of Music Downloads

By The HRAC Curators

The Short, Unhappy Life Of Music Downloads

The latest revenue figures from the music industry tell us that we've entered a new era: the era of interactive streaming. Interactive streaming music services — Spotify, Apple Music, Napster, Deezer, Tidal, etc. — now account for the majority of recorded music industry revenue and are growing at better than 50% per year. We're now in the fifth era of recorded music, after the eras of vinyl, tape (8-tracks and cassettes), CDs and … [Read more...]

HIFIMAN Intros New Planar Headphones Designed With Smartphones In Mind

By The HRAC Curators

HIFIMAN Intros New Planar Headphones Designed With Smartphones In Mind

HIFIMAN today announced availability of Ananda, the company's new open-back planar headphone designed to maximize performance of any personal audio source, especially smartphones and tablets. "Ananda is designed for music lovers who want one high-performance, extraordinarily comfortable headphone for all personal listening, whether it's a home system, high-resolution portable player, or an everyday smartphone," said Dr. Fang Bian, Founder and … [Read more...]

Listening Clubs Entice Audiophiles in London

By The HRAC Curators

Listening Clubs Entice Audiophiles in London

One Sunday evening in September, the main hall of a community center here was decked out with ribbons, balloons, and a gyrating disco ball that marked a sonic sweet spot — the optimal position for partygoers to enjoy the clean, punchy (and not too loud) sound of five towering speakers arranged strategically around the room, piping a playlist of pop, funk, rock and dance floor gems for all generations. The Lucky Cloud sound system was in town. … [Read more...]

Gear Review: Sony MDR-1000X Noise-Cancelling Headphones

By The HRAC Curators

Gear Review: Sony MDR-1000X Noise-Cancelling Headphones

The latest Bluetooth offering from Sony is targeting a very specific market segment best referred to as "premium noise cancellation," and the company seems pretty confident that with the MDR-1000X headphones ($400), it has a hit on its hands. Sony is claiming "industry-leading noise cancellation" with these luxury cans, which use ostensibly the same drivers as last year's highly regarded MDR-1A headset made for listening to hi-res audio, as … [Read more...]

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